NC States decision comes after the University of North Carolina made a similar decision to pause activities this previous Thursday and after NC State decided to switch to virtual knowing this past Thursday.
” Based on the info readily available to us, we are making the speedy and necessary decision to pause athletic-related activities till we have additional info,” NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan said in a declaration launched by the school. “We will continue to work with all appropriate parties to evaluate the most accountable path moving forward and will supply additional information when offered.”
The football team did not practice on Monday. Fred Demarest, a senior associate athletic director for NC State, stated the players, coaches and staff in the football program have been tested twice weekly.
While the Big Ten and Pac-12 decided previously this month to hold off the college football season, the ACC and two other “power” conferences decided to continue with the season.
The football team, which is scheduled to open the season on Sept. 12, is one of the programs that has actually been impacted but is not the only sport.
The ACC changed its schedules on July 29 to push the start of the season back to Sept. 12 and increase the variety of conference video games (from 8 to 10) and reduce the total variety of games (from 12 to 11).
By Joe Giglio, WRALSportsFan
NC State paused all athletic activities on Monday after the school has actually determined a cluster of 27 coronavirus cases within its sports programs.
According to the numbers released on social networks by Demarest on Monday night, NC State had 22 new positives from its latest 693 tests. Of the previous 1,360 tests of the professional athletes, coaches and personnel, there were only 8 positives.
